Schwebel studies factors that lead to unintentional child injuries, including temperament, parent-child relations and overestimation of physical abilities. He developed the Stamp-in-Safety Program, a behavioral intervention that reduces the number of playground injuries in a pre-school setting and a virtual reality program that teaches young children to cross the street safely.

He is currently developing a virtual reality program that teaches young children to cross the street safely through the UAB Injury Control Research Center, made possible with funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Highway Administration.